Invasive
Plants of the Upper MidwestAn Illustrated Guide
to Their Identification and Control
Elizabeth J. Czarapata

An informative, colorful, comprehensive
guide to invasive species that are currently endangering native
habitats in the region. Elizabeth J. Czarapata was the Winner
of the Wisconsin Council on Invasive Species 2005 Invader Crusader
Award.

This book will be an essential resource
for land managers, nature lovers, property owners, farmers, landscapers,
educators, botanists, foresters, and gardeners. Invasive plants
are a growing threat to ecosystems everywhere. Often originating
in distant climes, they spread to woodlands, wetlands, prairies,
roadsides, and backyards that lack the biological controls that
kept these plants in check in their homelands.

This guide includes more than 250 color photos that will help
identify problem trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, sedges, and herbaceous
plants (including aquatic invaders). The text offers further
details of plant identification; manual, mechanical, biological,
and chemical control techniques; information and advice about
herbicides; and suggestions for related ecological restoration
and community education efforts. Also included are a glossary,
a matrix of existing and potential invasive species in the Upper
Midwest, an index with both scientific and common plant names,
advice on agencies to contact with questions, and other resources.
The information has been carefully reviewed by staffs of the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered
Resources and the University of WisconsinMadison Arboretum,
and other invasive plant experts.

"Here are the practical information
and photographs people need to identify and control the ruinous
invasive plants that are changing the landscape of the Midwest."
Ken
Solis, cofounder of the Weed-Out Program of the Park People of
Milwaukee County

Elizabeth J. Czarapata (19502003) was director of the Weed-Out Program
of the Park People of Milwaukee County, a member of the Wild
Ones Natural Landscapers and the Invasive Plants Association
of Wisconsin, and the founder of the Wind Lake Environmental
Club.

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